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Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 08/13/07 13:52
Pavel Lepin wrote:
> Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> wrote in
> <Goydnb86ofrT1l3bnZ2dnUVZ_jmdnZ2d@comcast.com>:
>> Pavel Lepin wrote:
>>> David Gillen <Belial@RedBrick.DCU.IE> wrote in
>>> <slrnfc0dq2.h3v.Belial@murphy.redbrick.dcu.ie>:
>>>> Godfather said:
>>>>> Please Show me the best way to learn PHP in 1 week.I
>>>>> want to manage a group of PHP Programmers.
>>>>>
>>>> You don't need to know any PHP to be a manager. In fact
>>>> I think most programmers would prefer it if their
>>>> manager didn't think they knew how to code.
>>> I must disagree. The best project manager I've ever
>>> worked under was actually a very capable programmer
>>> himself--and that showed. On the other hand, he also was
>>> extremely good at refraining from backseat driving, so
>>> there is something to the idea that good managers don't
>>> tinker with gizmos and whatchamacallits, no matter how
>>> good or bad at tinkering they are.
>> There's a huge difference between a manager and a project
>> manager.
>
> Point.
>
>> A project manager needs to know the languages involved. A
>> manager is an administrative person and needs much less
>> technical knowledge.
>
> I'm fairly certain the OP was talking about a project
> manager/team leader position, though. Real pointy-haireds
> don't manage PHP programmers IME, they manage 'stuff'.
>
I just took him at his word when he said he was going to manage
programmers. Project managers generally manage projects.
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